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Red Sox at Yankees Live Blog, Sept. 24 09.24.11 at 4:04 pm ET
By Alex Speier

NEW YORK — Despite not playing for the last two nights, the Red Sox have seen their magic number dip to four thanks to the loss by Tampa Bay on Friday. The Sox will resume play with a new-look lineup on Saturday, having reshaped the batting order to feature Carl Crawford in the second spot.

The Sox will turn to Jon Lester against Yankees right-hander Freddy Garcia as they try to reverse what has been, to date, a September swoon.

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  • Mike

    THE RED SOX ARE A WASTE TO HUMAN LIFE

  • Whitey

    Lester was horrendous in his previous 2 starts , the entire staff is abysmal, why expect anything different today.

  • rich

    the only time lester and the word ace should be included together is when he applies to ace hardware for a job.

  • geets

    It’s the second inning and I’ve already turned off the game. This team doesn’t have the stones to come back. Is it just me or did that ball look like a pop up off Jeter’s bat? How did that thing get out? All we can hope for is that the Angels and Rays suck as bad as the Sox down the stretch. Though I’m not even sure I want this team to make the post season.

  • Troll Killer

    For all you morons calling out Jon Lester and saying he’s not an ace… did it ever occur to you that he’s pitching HURT? His velocity is down, he’s way too young and strong to be tired at this point of the season… do the math. The only healthy and reliable starter the Red Sox have right now is Josh Beckett, and even he’s not pitching as well as he’s capable of right now. Do some more math and you have the reason for this disaster you’re watching on the field. The Angels are the team right now most deserving of a playoff spot, and if the Red Sox don’t start winning soon, they’re going to be that team.

  • anthonyg

    do this math…if ur hurt dont continue to pitch n hurt the team…some of yall are morons on this site…

  • larshet76

    Horrible!!!!! Enough said.

  • Troll Killer

    Riddle me this, anthony, since you’re such a smartass. Who should pitch instead of Lester? The Red Sox have nobody to turn to right now, and they have nobody but themselves to blame for that. Aceves should have displaced Wakefield in the rotation, but he’s too valuable in the bullpen & it’s too late now to stretch him out.

  • tito

    He’s not hurt. He’s just a freaking over rated loser. He sucks and a joke. Don’t even use him in the same sentence as CC, Verlander, Weaver etc. He is a number 3 on the yankees. What a joke. Hit the road.

  • anguillaman

    No shock, no surprise…again, I’m now surprised when the Sox win…hard to win when your starters consistently give up 5-7 runs by the end of the third inning.

  • Mike

    The Red sox are not even trying and are an embarrassment to MLB
    Get out of Boston Red Sox
    Ortiz needs more Juice
    Red Sox are a complete waste to life
    Boston does not have one good player they all suck

  • Troll Killer

    Tito, you’re beyond ridiculous. Jon Lester, when healthy, can shut down any lineup on any day. His fastest pitch MAY have been 92 mph today, and if you’ve actually watched him pitch, you’d know he hits 94-95 on a regular basis which an occasional tendency to hit 96-97 on the gun. So if he’s not hurt, why has he lost the ability to command his fastball and cutter and lost as much as 5 mph on his fastball? If he sucks so much, why was his first ever start in Yankee stadium a complete game, 5-hit shutout? If he’s such a freaking over rated loser, why has he consistently been among the leaders in strikeouts, WHIP, and ERA? If he’s such a joke, why does he have one of the best winning percentages of all time? Jon Lester beat cancer, came back an even better pitcher, and even pitched a no-hitter. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, you asinine Yankee homer.

  • KC

    What a colossal collapse. Can’t live on 2004 any longer. Epstein better get that computer program of his re-evaluated!

  • anthonyg

    troll killer, someone healthy should pitch…bring up some prospects…we need to win not be out there with hurt players ruining our season…8 to 0 in the 4th…u put ur best players out there n hurt players arent ur best players…make some moves, go after pitching instead of finding guys who hit the ball…bad scouting, bad coaching…id rather see all the prospects n pitchers from triple A up here trying at 100% than these guys right now…

  • KC

    Unfortunately, right now there is nothing promising in triple A.

  • Troll Killer

    The pressure that is on this team to win right now would just not be fair to place on such young, inexperienced players. You’ve seen what has happened to Weiland–the guy just isn’t ready to pitch in the majors, and he may need some major confidence boosting after what he’s experienced in the majors. This team just isn’t deep enough. If they were out of the race completely, than there’d be no issue with bringing up some rookies, but right now it’s just not a viable option.

  • John

    Stick a fork in them. They are officially done! How embarrassing to go into NY with your backs against the wall and just lay down.

  • anthonyg

    who cares if its promising or not…the point is u put up ur best chances…not guys who are hurt who are clearly hindering this team…at least see what u got for next year or the year after…u might hit on one of them…teams dont have great scouting reports on them so u never know…look at how awful the sox do against new pitchers they have never seen, well guess what, other teams have the same struggles too…

  • bob

    John Lester spits the bit once again ! There gutless performance must result in a complete overhaul of management, staff & players.

  • KC

    Guess everyone that was worried in April had good reason to be concerned. Horrible start, disgraceful finish!

  • KF

    Hey Lester, Aaron Sele called. He wants his heart back. What a gutless performance.

    Dead arse team.

  • john

    What a waste of hard earned money, Mr. Henry. The Sea Dogs would make a better showing than these guys… The hitting has been just as sick as the pitching lately. You should hire Tampa Bays GM when he becomes available and for that matter his pitching coach too. This is the worst team in MLB.

    Oh Yeah I’m sure the Yankees will throw us a few meatball pitches to make the game interesting for the rest of the day because it is on National TV. But Awe…We still lose.

    Where does the buck stop Mr. Henry? Are you just going to sit there and watch this season fall apart around you? A serious message has to be sent immediately… Would you let someone in your family drown if you are able to throw him a life preserver? You don’t wait until after the season ends before making your move …You do it now! Your still lucky to have the opportunity. We are the worst team in MLB right now.

    I can visualize us being up by one after Tampa Bay wins their two games and we split a doubleheader with the Yankees tomorrow. The only reason for us winning the one game is “if” they lay down for us like they laid down for the Rays in their final game with them. If they don’t lay down your looking at a tie. Then we are all done… we can’t beat a minor league team right now let alone the Orioles. The Yankees will absolutely lay down for the Rays after they clinch home field throughout the playoffs. So your looking at at least two automatic wins by the Rays from this seat in the house.

  • john

    What a waste of hard earned money, Mr. Henry. The Sea Dogs would make a better showing than these guys… The hitting has been just as sick as the pitching lately. You should hire Tampa Bays GM when he becomes available and for that matter his pitching coach too. This is the worst team in MLB.

    Oh Yeah I’m sure the Yankees will throw us a few meatball pitches to make the game interesting for the rest of the day because it is on National TV. But Awe…We still lose.

    Where does the buck stop Mr. Henry? Are you just going to sit there and watch this season fall apart around you? A serious message has to be sent immediately… Would you let someone in your family drown if you are able to throw him a life preserver? You don’t wait until after the season ends before making your move …You do it now! Your still lucky to have the opportunity. We are the worst team in MLB right now.

    I can visualize us being up by one after Tampa Bay wins their two games and we split a doubleheader with the Yankees tomorrow. The only reason for us winning the one game is “if” they lay down for us like they laid down for the Rays in their final game with them. If they don’t lay down your looking at a tie. Then we are all done… we can’t beat a minor league team right now let alone the Orioles. The Yankees will absolutely lay down for the Rays after they clinch home field throughout the playoffs. So your looking at at least two automatic wins by the Rays from this seat in the house.

  • geets

    This finish is beyond disgraceful. Allowing the Yankees to tap dance on their grave this weekend is the ultimate humiliation.

  • Mike

    Red Sox players get paid millions for doing nothing
    Maybe the plane will land in the ocean on the way to Baltimore so we do not have have to watch these crackheads
    The organization from top to Bottom SUCKS

  • Mike

    Yankees are laughing at the Red sox again

  • jr8384

    Can a team play any worse than this bunch? What a disgraceful exhibition. That second inning should have had no runs score. Lester deserved better, but a true ace (he is not) would have minimized the damge the atrocious fielding caused.

  • Mike is an idiot

    “Mike” AKA “The diddler” AKA “bkk913″ please go die.

    How the Bruins look turd?!?

  • Steve

    How this Red Sox team that is so awful sells out every home game when they have only won 7 world series in 107 years
    Its the fans in boston fault for going watch a bunch of players make millions for doing ZERO
    Ortiz cares more about how he looks at the plate the steriod goon
    Crawford looks like he got out of south bay he could care less

  • Mike is an idiot

    “Maybe the plane will land in the ocean on the way to Baltimore so we do not have have to watch these crackheads”

    Nice comment you moron. BTW why not just let everyone know you are not even a fan of Boston teams but the loser “Bkk913″ who made an as s of himself over on the Bruins’ board.

    Get a life and stop haunting ours.

  • jimbo

    Does anyone know if there have been team meetings with or without the manager regarding this travesty of a finish to the season. It almost seems like they are all resigned to being horrible. I’d love to see Francona get upset at them when they make bone headed plays like they did in the second inning today, but I fear he is now their buddy and no longer their boss.

  • http://Weei titos

    Remember that team that was up 3-0 in the alcs only to get beat 4 straight by the redsox, well that just shows that its not over till its over, the redsox are making us all sick right now, but they are not done yet.

  • Steve

    The Red sox all have the Virus

  • Steve

    Ha ha ha ha ha ha Red Sox

  • bob

    Oh joy, we have wakefield and lackey going tomorrow. Yes it can get worse!

  • Mike

    It’s not over til Roy Orbison sings.

  • Gigi

    When you have a “must win” game what manager leaves a pitcher in to give up six runs and then sends him out again to give up two more before taking him out.

  • Canuk

    Remember the movie “Groundhog Day” where Bill Murray relives the same day over and over again. Now the Sox know how it feels…the whole month of September…haha

  • boston losers

    the bruins??????

    hockey is a meaningless sport.
    face is boston. new york will always
    dominate you

  • Jim

    B is for bandwagon
    Your all a bunch of fair-weather fans
    Wahhhhhh we spent 160 million on our team and were slumping
    Unfortunately they are going to make the playoffs anyway
    Crap fans

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